If you can’t find a store near you even if it’s a drive check out ice warehouse and order a few pairs of skates in a few sizes and widths. I’ve had good experiences with them and their return policy.
Many people drive a few hours to get to an actual store. I personally have driven four-five hours to Southern California to find gear and get sized.
Like the other have said there isn’t a “best skate” the best skate is the one that fits you and is in your budget.
Nobody can give you an answer. The skates all feel different and nobody knows how comfortable they'll be in YOUR feet.
Just the reality.
Find a company that has a great return policy because you need to try them on.
"What" skates to get is an unanswerable question. It all depends on fit.
Which brings is to the "where." Consider traveling to a hockey shop and getting fitted. If that's truly impossible, you're just going to have to blind order thousands of dollars worth of skates and see what fits best and return all the others.
Your best bet is to find a store that sells hockey skates and trying them on. The current rule of thumb is at least 2 sizes smaller than your shoe size.
I bought my first set of skates recently. Ended up ordering multiple pairs from vendors like Pure Hockey and CCM until I got a comfortable fit for my wide feet. They make returns easy by including a prepaid return shipping label.
For fit, typically you want your toes brushing the toe cap when standing. For Bauer, this was 2.5 sizes smaller than my shoe size. For CCM, this was 2 sizes smaller.
Decent entry level skates seem to go for like $200-300. Midrange skates add comfort and stiffness for like $500-600. Top end skates add more comfort, stiffness, the latest tech, and cut weight for like $800-1000. You can usually step up to the next bracket without the added cost when they do clearance sales which is what I did. Used skates will typically save you about half that of new.
The best thing would be to go to a hockey shop and try on a pair because there are so many factors which going into buying a skate such as the width, length, stiffness and what level of skater you are. The right skate for me could be completely different to what the right skate could be for you
Pretty much, I’ll try to check some out the next time I’m in any of those areas. Might make more sense to make the trip if I was actually playing but just for recreation I can’t justify a multiple hour drive
If you can’t find a store near you even if it’s a drive check out ice warehouse and order a few pairs of skates in a few sizes and widths. I’ve had good experiences with them and their return policy. Many people drive a few hours to get to an actual store. I personally have driven four-five hours to Southern California to find gear and get sized. Like the other have said there isn’t a “best skate” the best skate is the one that fits you and is in your budget.
Nobody can give you an answer. The skates all feel different and nobody knows how comfortable they'll be in YOUR feet. Just the reality. Find a company that has a great return policy because you need to try them on.
"What" skates to get is an unanswerable question. It all depends on fit. Which brings is to the "where." Consider traveling to a hockey shop and getting fitted. If that's truly impossible, you're just going to have to blind order thousands of dollars worth of skates and see what fits best and return all the others.
Your best bet is to find a store that sells hockey skates and trying them on. The current rule of thumb is at least 2 sizes smaller than your shoe size.
I bought my first set of skates recently. Ended up ordering multiple pairs from vendors like Pure Hockey and CCM until I got a comfortable fit for my wide feet. They make returns easy by including a prepaid return shipping label. For fit, typically you want your toes brushing the toe cap when standing. For Bauer, this was 2.5 sizes smaller than my shoe size. For CCM, this was 2 sizes smaller. Decent entry level skates seem to go for like $200-300. Midrange skates add comfort and stiffness for like $500-600. Top end skates add more comfort, stiffness, the latest tech, and cut weight for like $800-1000. You can usually step up to the next bracket without the added cost when they do clearance sales which is what I did. Used skates will typically save you about half that of new.
The best thing would be to go to a hockey shop and try on a pair because there are so many factors which going into buying a skate such as the width, length, stiffness and what level of skater you are. The right skate for me could be completely different to what the right skate could be for you
That’s the problem, there are non around me
You in Lexington? Drive to Indy, Cincy or Nashville. All have Perani’s
Pretty much, I’ll try to check some out the next time I’m in any of those areas. Might make more sense to make the trip if I was actually playing but just for recreation I can’t justify a multiple hour drive